After weeks of speculation, South African court documents revealed that Nelson Mandela is, by all intents and purposes, dead. What followed his death is a tale of dishonesty and denial – staining the South African Government and its public institutions.The documents, part of a legal filing in a Mandela family dispute, reveal that doctors told the family of the former President that “He is in a permanent vegetative state and is assisted in breathing by a life support machine…The Mandela family has been advised by the medical practitioners that his life support machine should be switched off.”The court documents containing this revelation are dated June 26th; one day before The Guardian Expressreported that Madiba – the tribal name by which Mandela is often known – had passed away.

There's been no official confirmation of his death. The article is speculative, at best.

Although Mandela’s death is all but officially admitted – and likely will not be- (as this would confirm that the South African government has been deceiving the nation) The Guardian Express has always maintained that he did, in fact, leave us Tuesday evening, as reported. This belief is confirmed by several factors

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"All but officially admitted" does NOT translate to Officially Admitted.
"This belief is confirmed by...." The word "belief" is evidence that they don't know, only "think" he's dead.